Learn the wrap & turn method of short rows! This easy method is very versatile for use in different kinds of fabric. We'll show you how to work and resolve short rows in stockinette, garter & textured stitches.
If you’re substituting this method for German Short Rows, you’ll want to work one stitch less than the instructions indicate before wrapping & turning the next stitch.
Written Steps
Working the wrap & turn:
On RS or WS rows: Slip next stitch to R needle; if working yarn is in front, pass yarn to back; if working yarn is in back, pass yarn to front; slip stitch back to L needle.
Turn to work next row, positioning yarn to back of work if next stitch is a knit stitch or positioning yarn to front of work if next stitch is a purl stitch; when you work the next stitch, take care to pull yarn snugly.
When you come to a wrapped stitch in subsequent rows:
To hide a wrapped knit stitch on the RS: Insert the R needle into the wrap and then into the wrapped stitch and work them together.
To hide a wrapped purl stitch on the RS: Slip the wrapped stitch to the R needle, insert the L needle into the wrap and put it on the R needle, slip stitch and wrap back to L needle and purl them together.
To hide a wrapped purl stitch on the WS: Insert the R needle from behind, under the wrap, and then into the wrapped stitch, then purl them together.
To hide a wrapped knit stitch on the WS: Tilt the L needle downward and lift the back of the wrap onto the L needle, then knit the wrapped stitch and the wrap together.
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